Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

आतिथ्यं क्रियता नित्यं वेदाभ्यासस्तथैव हि

Transliteration

ātithyaṃ kriyatā nityaṃ vedābhyāsastathaiva hi

Translation

Übt täglich Gastfreundschaft, und ebenso, wahrlich, pflegt das fortwährende Studium der Veden.

Word by Word

• आतिथ्यम्: hospitality
• आतिथ्यम्: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि वाक्ये कर्तृवत्

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative)

• नित्यम्: always/regularly
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत्; द्वितीया-एकवचनं नपुंसकलिङ्गरूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative)

• वेदाभ्यासः: study/practice of the Veda
• वेदाभ्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + अभ्यास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa household/āśrama in the sacred city welcomes travelers with water and food; in another corner, students recite Veda with palm-leaf manuscripts and a teacher seated on a mat.

Characters & Entities

• Atithi (guest)
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is lived through daily service (hospitality) and daily learning (Vedic study).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where daily virtues are framed as part of tīrtha-centered life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily hospitality (ātithya) and ongoing Vedic study/recitation (veda-abhyāsa).